UVGI technology is emerging as an effective tool in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections in Canadian hospitals.

HOK Toronto recently earned an ARIDO award of merit for the design of its Pinterest-inspired new offices.

The latest phase of accessibility regulations in Ontario may concern employment standards, but facility managers have a role to play in compliance.

The new collaborative office seems to be the answer to improved productivity and innovation; however, it introduces new issues of office cleanliness.

Hoteling stations come with not only financial benefits but ergonomics hazards. Experts explain how to ensure the safe use of shared desks.

St. Catharines has cast the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre to play a starring role in the revitalization of the city’s downtown.

The building envelope can truly make or break energy-efficiency efforts. Major systems improvements may help, but those savings could fly out the window.

Rental housing landlords sometimes think of themselves as the most regulated real estate operators, but healthcare engineers and facilities managers make a good case for claiming that title

Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is gaining ground. The luxurious-looking product also promises a long lifespan, but this requires proper care.

One of two sewers bylaw changes that are expected to trickle down to building owners and managers is on tap for the New Year.

An increasing number of facility managers are looking to integrated facility management services in their quest to improve quality of life in the workplace.

As of 2015, anyone renovating or constructing a public space must meet new building code requirements. Here's how one company achieved AODA compliance.

In the competitive global marketplace, investors and building owners must focus more on the workers inside buildings, not just the buildings themselves.

Most facility managers don’t consider pest management when designing and installing lighting systems in and around their properties, but they should.

Organizations could reduce workplace productivity losses by nearly half if they addressed the three types of barriers employees face in accessing mental health care, finds a CAMH study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Kitchener Public Library’s $40-million renovation and expansion, completed in September 2014, responded to a new digital reality.

Despite proof that employee engagement is critical to successful business change, organizations pay scant attention to the people dimension of change.